_ Heart health Overview"Portfolio Diet" Lowers Many Risk Factors for Heart Disease By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have discovered that the portfolio diet, an eating plan shown to lower cholesterol levels, also reduces other cardiovascular-disease risk … Read More→
_ Money MattersIs Your Partner Wrecking Your Financial Literacy? By Jane Farrell articleAs couples mature together, they often grow apart in their level of interest and skill in handling their finances. A … Read More→
_ Medical CareWhen Doctors Get "Nudged," Lifesaving Prescription Rates Go Up By Jane Farrell articleDoctors who were “nudged” by an online patient dashboard to think about prescribing lifesaving statins tripled their prescription rates, according … Read More→
_ Skin HealthWhen It Comes to Skin Health, Does Diet Make A Difference? By Jane Farrell articleThey say you are what you eat, but it’s not quite that simple when it comes to healthy skin. “People … Read More→
_ HypertensionMost Black Adults Likely to Develop High Blood Pressure Before Age 55 By Jane Farrell articleApproximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55, … Read More→
_ Medical ProceduresThe Most Common Shoulder Surgery Is No Better than A Placebo By Jane Farrell articleResearchers have found that one of the most common shoulder operations – shoulder impingement surgery – has no more benefit … Read More→
_ Five Reasons Home Health Care Is on The Rise By Jane Farrell articleIf you have tried to get care at home for a loved one, it may have been a difficult and … Read More→
_ Breast CancerThe High Financial Cost of Breast Cancer By Jane Farrell articleWhile treatment for early stage breast cancer has significantly improved, the illness still takes an enormous financial toll on patients, … Read More→
_ Cardiac RehabilitationLong-Term Survival Worse for Black Survivors of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest By Jane Farrell articleBlacks who survive cardiac arrest during hospitalization have lower odds of long-term survival compared with similar white survivors, according to … Read More→
_ Digestive HealthKeeping Your Gut in Check By Jane Farrell articleHere, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a primer on how your gut functions and what you can do … Read More→
_ Health & FitnessResearchers Compare Lifetime Fitness Levels of Identical Twins By Jane Farrell articleWith fitness, which is more important: genetics or lifestyle, nature or nurture? Researchers at San Francisco State University, CSU Fullerton … Read More→
_ Love, Food and Stuff By Jane Farrell blogAs I opened the refrigerator door to store the new week of groceries, I was upset to see the moldy […]
_ Osteoporosis3 Steps to Help Prevent Osteoporosis By Jane Farrell articleIf you are reading this and happen to be over the age of 35, your bone mass has already started … Read More→
_ Medical ResearchUsing a Mouse Model, Scientists Reverse Age-Related Wrinkles and Hair Loss By Jane Farrell articleWrinkled skin and hair loss are unwelcome hallmarks of aging. But what if they could be reversed? Keshav Singh, Ph.D., … Read More→
_ Hospital CareHip Fracture Patients Recover From Operations Faster with Enhanced Recovery Care Program By Jane Farrell articleThe use of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) approach for hip fracture operations allows patients to return home faster … Read More→
_ Money MattersThe Smartest Way to Join a Gym By Jane Farrell articleExercise is essential, and it can be tempting to join a gym to get yourself into a routine. But a … Read More→
_ MelanomaEarly Detection Essential for Nail Melanoma By Jane Farrell articleKarolina Jasko’s nails were usually painted, so she didn’t notice the black vertical line on her right thumbnail until a … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & NutritionThe Benefits of Full-Fat Dairy Products By Jane Farrell articleGo ahead and enjoy that full-fat yogurt! There’s no significant link between dairy fats and heart disease and stroke, according … Read More→